The orderliness, carelessness and carelessness with which Muslim women shop during the wedding season and the last ten days of Ramadan is evident.

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In the market, black and colorful burqas are seen moving in the distance, many moon-like faces invite the naked beauty lovers to look at them, the mixing of men and women in the crowd violates the sanctity of both genders. This is followed by the indecent actions of the arrogant and mischievous youth, the impure gaze of strangers on the daughters of Islam, casual conversations with non-mahram traders, wasting time in the crowd and eating and drinking on the roadside! These are the topics on which it is absolutely necessary to speak, write, understand and explain, but here we spend energy on only one issue and that is "Women are prohibited from entering the mosque due to sedition." Now, whoever refers to the justification on this subject while taking into account the conditions is subjected to personal attacks and superficial phrases.

💰There can be three forms of shopping ...

1. The Qawam should fulfill this responsibility!

Being a Qawam does not mean that a man should sit on the throne with a crown on his head, but rather it is the name of taking additional responsibilities on his weak shoulders, so the man should do all the work outside the house himself and the women should be busy with household affairs. Therefore, it is the job of men to buy the necessities of life and ornaments from the market.

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2. Women should go to the market with their mahram!

If it is necessary for women to go to the market, they should not go to the market alone or with other women, but should go to the market with their husband, father, brother or son so that they can complete their work as soon as possible from the place of fitnah under the protection and protection of Sharia.

3. Women should choose the market!

Choose a market or mall for shopping where the traders and customers are women, which avoids the vice of mixing and protects against other temptations! But the biggest difficulty in this regard is that establishing such markets is not an easy task, but it is not impossible either. Such markets are established in different parts of the world and are developing successfully.

Before the Taliban's victory, a similar market was established in the Herat province of Afghanistan, which was named Khadija "Kubra Bazaar", where shopkeepers, customers, administrative staff, in fact, all matters are carried out by women. When the country faced a state of emergency, this market was closed. Then, when the Taliban restored law and order and strengthened their grip on management and administration, not only was this market reopened, but it was taken as a model and two other markets were established in the country in the same style, which were known as Prince Market and Marmara Bazaar. Behnaz Seljuqi, the owner of Marmara Bazaar, says, "Our goal is to make local women self-sufficient and to recognize their art."

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After describing these three cases, we also want to make it clear that it is not an unlawful act for women to go to the markets of their city without a mahram, but it is necessary to avoid it considering the temptations of the present era. The market is still the worst place in the light of the decree of the Prophet, where temptations descend, so if you go to the market with a mahram, while arranging the veil, complete the work as soon as possible and do not waste time wandering here and there and eating and drinking. Choose a day and time that is free from the hassle of crowds and crowding, Eid shopping should be done before Ramadan so that the blessed hours of the holy month are not spent in the market instead of worship.

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